gaa1 laan1 gai1家欄雞家栏鸡
Jyutpinggaa1 laan1 gai1
Yalegā lāan gāi
Definition
Chickens that belong to one's own farm or household.
colloquialfoodanimals
How it's used
Refers specifically to poultry raised within a household or small family farm setting rather than commercially produced birds. It carries a connotation of freshness and superior quality compared to store bought options. People often use this term to emphasize that the chicken was raised naturally without industrial feed.
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zek3隻jekExamples
These are the chickens raised on my own farm.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
